In a statement, #KellyLoeffler said, "As the government's largest guarantor of business loans, the #SBA stands ready to deploy its resources & expertise on behalf of America's #taxpayers & #students."
But those resources are about to take a big hit as well, as the SBA also announced on Friday that it plans to cut its workforce by more than 40%.
[a “break it then say it should be shut down because it’s broken” philosophy]
Here’s your friendly reminder that #charterschools came about as a white reaction to #desegregation, which tells you all you need to know about the intended beneficiaries of #SchoolVouchers. But if there’s no #departmentofeducation there’s no one to ensure #IDEA and other #civilrights are being enforced in your new for-profit “#schools. Neither will there be a nonprofit group collecting #data to track #educational outcomes for #students attending for-profit schools.
subsonic weapon reportedly used on Belgrade Serbian protests against government corruption
Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored
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Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Most of the new inquiries are focused on colleges’ partnerships w/the #PhDProject, a #nonprofit that helps #students from underrepresented groups get degrees in #business w/the goal of diversifying the business world.
The group of 45 colleges facing scrutiny over ties to the PhD Project include major public universities such as #ArizonaState, #OhioState & #Rutgers, along w/prestigious private schools like #Yale, #Cornell, #Duke & #MIT.
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
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Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
At tribal colleges, scholarships funded by a USDA grant have been suspended amid the Trump administration’s widespread cost-cutting.
Now some students are facing their final weeks on campus.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-usda-scholarships-suspended?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
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On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
https://www.propublica.org/article/valere-public-schools-superintendent-salary-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
A group of Japanese high school students called for the abolition of nuclear weapons Wednesday in New York, where a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is underway. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/society/students-nuclear-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #highschools #students #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #newyork #un #nihonhidankyo #indigenouspeople #nobelprize
Trump administration quietly shutters online form for student debt repayment https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/trump-student-debt-save-program #Trumpadministration #USstudentfinance #Highereducation #USstudentdebt #USeducation #USpolitics #Education #Students #JoeBiden #USnews
Universal Basic Income isn’t just about individuals - it’s about #communities
When people aren’t struggling to survive, they have time to #volunteer #create and #uplift those around them. They can be full time #parents or #students They are able to follow their interests and talents.
In my city, students are suffering from psychological problems and even committing suicide because of performance pressure. Unfortunately, the education system will get worse.
Take care of your children.
I've been talking to my students a lot this week about things like:
* How do you all talk with each other these days?
* What social media apps are in and out?
* Where do you get your news?
I'm doing this mostly bc I have a few ideas for projects to raise awareness among students about EVERYTHING, but also bc I'm just always interested in this stuff. I probably do this once a semester.
So here's what I've learned:
1/?
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
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Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and sexual and racial harassment on hold.
Are you a student or a parent of a child 8-18 years old who’s interested in learning to code? Fiero Code is a self-guided online coding learning platform offered through the @thousandoakslibrary. Learn more at https://www.tolibrary.org/virtual-library/fiero-code
The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students
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The directive, which continues the Trump administration’s efforts to curb transgender rights, could end school-based mental health services and support for homeless students.
Today, in honor of Black History Month, we remember the Orangeburg Massacre, which occurred on February 8, 1968 in South Carolina, when highway patrolmen opened fire on black student protesters from South Carolina State, who were trying to integrate a bowling alley. They killed 3 African American students and wounded 33. These were the first student demonstrators killed by the police in the 1960s. 2 days prior, students held a sit-in at the bowling alley. When the police arrested them, hundreds of students arrived from Claflin College and South Carolina State to protest the arrests. As tensions grew, the governor called out the National Guard and Highway Patrol to “keep the order.” 9 cops were charged with deprivation of rights under color of law, but all were acquitted. But one of the student protestors, Cleveland Sellers, was convicted of several riot charges. In 1960, students and others marched through Orangeberg to protest segregation. Police and firefighters attacked them. They arrested 400 and imprisoned them in outdoors in a cattle stockade.
The Nashville school shooter previously pulled a knife on another student. He returned to school after a two-day suspension.
“He had a whole knife in school, and he didn’t get expelled,” the victim said. “It just doesn’t sit right with me.”
